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Thursday, August 10, 2023 8:45:16 AM

Atlas Fallen Review (Nod 4 HUNK)

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Despite recommending the game, it does have it's issues. I would say this game is good, but in all honesty it really feels like a watered down Devil May Cry, or Darksiders. There's combos and such that you can do, unique skills you can find and slot to weave inbetween attacks...but in all honesty it feels clunky.
I'm not saying it doesn't work, the idea is THERE, but I'd say the combat could use some more tweaking, more improvements to make it feel even better. The evolving weapons as you ramp up your combos is really cool, but the effects for hitting the enemy, etc seem a bit lacking.
The story is...really boring. It's horribly paced and gives you no explanation on anything at all before you're thrust into the game with no explanation of who you are, why you exist, etc. Sand surfing is pretty cool, double jumping is also nice. The combat having aerial options and juggling is also really nice. It just needs...MORE. It needs more tweaking, more refinement. THIS CAN BE SO GOOD if they just work on it some more, improve on what they already have and fix the terrible dialogue cutting off every other sentence for characters. I've noticed this a ton in my short time playing and getting a feel for the game.
The game can improve and be worth the money down the line, they just need to improve on the combat, make it more smooth and fix the story. Like I said, it's paced horribly, with how you go about interacting with the story just feels so ancient. Locked in place as your characters blab on about stuff you just don't care about. The guts are there to make the game good, the idea is solid. It just needs MORE work. So PLEASE developers, don't take this as me disregarding your game. I am playing it, I am enjoying it for the most part. NO it's not perfect, but it CAN be heavily improved with enough work put in after launch. Don't give up, keep going.
Improve the combat. Better hit feedback, hit visual effects. I'd say even add a option to just use one weapon. I hate the axe/hammer thing. It's slow and clunky, the moves are really boring to look at. Make the moves flashier, have the whip have a lot more multi-hits and twirls, stuff like that! I'd much rather use the whip and ONLY the whip for example, if we only have one weapon equipped, make the alternate attacks heavy attacks that can be comboed with lights that turn into different combination of movesets based on input variation. Dynasty Warriors, for example. I know there's a fist weapon but I haven't gotten that yet...but it looks fun. Perhaps I'll combo it with the whip.
ADD MORE WEAPONS. With how lackluster the moves can be so far from what I've experienced, having more combinations of weapons may help. Daggers, a sword, spear, etc. There's a lot you can do.
Improve the story, it's pacing, and how you go about interacting with the story.
Aaaand...really the character creator is sorta extremely lacking, too. Very forgettable options and customization, basic character options. My guy looks so generic it makes me wanna cry. Voice acting is very eh, too.
Overall, just wait for a sale. With the way the game is, it's playable, it's ok. But it's JUST ok. Is it great compared to other games similar to it like devil may cry, darksiders? No. It pales in comparison. But that's what you get when you make a game like this, it gets compared to the bigger games that did it first, did it better. So developers, you keep working on this game, you keep improving it. I want this to be fun, amazing, with so much to do for me to keep playing it. This game has a unique identity that I love, it has promise. It's ok, but it needs to be BETTER! So please improve on it. I believe in you guys.